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	Upgraded Wi-Fi network greets Democratic Party conventioneers Charlotte, N.C., is rolling out the red carpet for the Democrats who arrive this week to formally renominate President Barack Obama as their presidential candidate. And Time Warner Cable Arena is rolling out a new, high capacity 802.11n Wi-Fi network for them. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue Most wild, wacky & wonderful Wi-Fi installations Cisco, HP switching share down in Q2 The 12-fold path to IT failure Fiber optic "magic carpet" network could help predict falling injuries INSIDER SDN bandwagon rolls ahead Survey finds most networks are out of control Financial firm replaces Microsoft with VMware virtualization technology The benefits of Colocation facilities for the Next-generation Enterprise WAN CipherCloud widens cloud-based encryption options WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. Most wild, wacky & wonderful Wi-Fi installations RF's most odd, unusual, cool, intriguing network applications for work, fashion, health and play. Read More Cisco, HP switching share down in Q2 Cisco and HP, the Nos. 1 and 2 vendors in the Ethernet switch market, both lost market share in the second quarter from last year even though revenue for both rose. Also enjoying a revenue increase in the quarter from a year ago were Juniper and Dell, which saw a double-digit percentage increase thanks in large part to its acquisition of Force10. Read More The 12-fold path to IT failure These "industry best practices" are sure to sink your chances of IT success. Read More WEBCAST: MegaPath Experts: Managing Network Security Managed networks security expert SL Sweet shares the truth about MegaPath's history in the cloud before it became an everyday term. Hear SL explain the importance of private networking and threat management as realities of conducting business today. Learn More Fiber optic "magic carpet" network could help predict falling injuries Scientists have demonstrated a fiber optic-based "magic carpet" that can detect when someone has fallen and could be used to help predict health problems that lead to other accidents in the future. Read More INSIDER SDN bandwagon rolls ahead Cisco, Brocade, Dell among others have jumped on board and look to ride the wave that is software defined networking. This despite experts' assertions that SDNs threaten Cisco's dominance in the tech industry. Read More Survey finds most networks are out of control Do you know what software is in use on your network? A survey released today by Avecto found that three out of four IT professionals have no idea what unauthorized software might be running on their networks. Read More WEBCAST: HP Why IPv6? Why Now? Learn how your company can minimize the risks, costs, and complexities of transitioning to IPv6. Expert Yanick Pouffary, CTO within HP Technology Services. discusses how you can meet the challenges of today's dual-protocol world and how to develop a plan for phased deployment that meets your specific needs. Learn more. Financial firm replaces Microsoft with VMware virtualization technology From the moment he walked in the door at BancVue in December 2010, Sunny Nair knew he wanted to move the financial services software company from Microsoft's Hyper-V to VMware's virtualization technology. Read More The benefits of Colocation facilities for the Next-generation Enterprise WAN Last time we began our discussion of colocation and how it relates to the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture. Read More CipherCloud widens cloud-based encryption options CipherCloud this week broadened its encryption gateway support to include support for Microsoft's SharePoint, as well as the services Yammer and SAP's SuccessFactors. Read More
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